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SPECFIICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,242, dated February19, 1889.

Application tiled November 2l, 1838. Serial No. 291,481. (No model.)

o all HL/ont it may col/,cerne Be it known that I, SETH C. FELT, acitizen ol' the United States, residing at New Boston, in the county ofVayne and State et Michigan, have invented certain new and use'tulImprovements in Road-Carts, ot which the following is a specification,reference being; had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in two-wheeledvehicles; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction,arrangement, and combination of the various parts, whereby aneasy-riding and substantial vehicle obtained especially adapted torrough country roads, and, further, in the peculiar arrangement ot theshatt in connection with the axle and wheels, whereby the horse is madeto travel in trent or to one side of the tread ol' the vehicle, all asmore tully hereinafter' described.

In the drawings which accompany this specification, VFigure l. is a rearperspective yiew ot' a vehicle embodyingr my invention. Fig. 2 is a sidetdevation, and Fig. is a plan view thereof.

A are the wheels .snipportineI the axle B, preferablyot the type knownas (uai'ilcaixle,7 as shown, with 'a depressed middle portiiim.

C is the body,

D are the shafts. These shafts are connected by one or more cmssbars, E,forward of the body, and extend rearwardly into the uptnrned Arearextension, F, the upper ends ot' such extensimi being' connected by therear crossbar, G.

H are elliptical springs clipped io the straight portion ol' the axle ontheir lower side and to the shafts on their upper side.

The body (el is supported upon the forward and rear cross-bars by meansol the ilex'ible straps or t]lortnig'hdnfaecs l, secured in front andrear in the eyes ol? the metallic straps J,

secured to the under sido ol' the body in any l suitable manner.

l( Ais the whiil'letree supjnn'ted b y the strap ll below the cross-barand pivotally connected with the draft-rod )l in any suitable manner,the rear end of this draft-rod being' secured to the axle, preferably atits middle, in any suitable manner. By this construction it will be seenthat the dralt is applied directly to the axle, the shafts supportingthe body entirely independent of the draft, and the weight of the body Cand the driver is brought directly upon the axle. The horse-motion inthe body (I is taken up by the supports of the shafts upon the springs,and the tlexible connections, front and rear upon the cross-bars, allowof aI limited 'tree play, which greatly adds to the comfort ot theoccupant upon rough roads.

It is evident that other styles ot springs may 'be used, such as a halt'or athree-quarter elliptical spring, and the same results achieved as bythe style of spring shown.

I prcleralily secure the springs upon the axleat an angle to the treadot' the wheels, instead ot parallel thereto, and to secure the shaftsupon the springs at 'the same angle as the axle to the springs. '3y thisarrangement the path of the horse is at an angle to the path oi. thewheels, the result et such eon struction being` that when the horse isin the beaten path ot a country road the wheels ride out ot the ruts ortrack, and when the wheels are riding in the wheel-tracks the horse isat one side ot' the track. The advantages of this -for rough countryroads are so well .known as to need no further description.

It obvious that the shafts maybe as well. attached in the line of thetread ot the vehicle as at an angle thereto, and that in order to changethe direction of the draft it is siinply necessary to clip the springsupon the axle at the desired angle thereto. My construction readilyadmits of this change by simply loosening the clip-bolt nuts, turninglthe spring-s and shafts at the desired angle, and then again tighteningthese nu That I claim as my invention isu 1. In a two-wheeled vehicle,the combina-- tion ot the shafts having` front and rear cross bars, thebody suspended bei weon springs connecting' the shatts and axle, anddirect draft connect ions to i he axle, substanl ially as described.

2. In a twoavheeled vehicle, the combination oi the sha-tts having,` anupward and rcar ward extension and connected by front and rearcross-bars, a body suspended by th orough- IGC braces upon saidcross-bars, elliptical springs connecting; the shaft and axle, awhiffletree suspended from the `forward cross-bar, and t draft-bm.-eouneeting the whillletree and the axle, Substnnlilally ne described.

3. In a two-wheeled vehicle, the combination of the wheels connected byn crunk-axle, springs elpped thereon at the Straight end portionsthereof at nn angle to the line of draft, and sha-Ets and a bodysupported upon Said springs parallel therewith, slilbstantia-lly as andfor the purpose described.

el. In L two-Wheeled vehicle, the Combinaq tion of the shafts I),having' the upward and rearward extension F, the Cross-bars E and G, thesprings H, secured to the axle atan angle with the line of draft, thebody C, the thoroughbracesl I, metallic straps J,Wl1ffletree K, strap L,and draforod M, the parts being arranged to operate substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afx my signatu re, in presence of two witnesses,this 13th day of November, 1888.

SETH C. FELT.

IVitnesses:

J. PAUL MAYER, P. M. I-IULBERT.

